First Quarter Unit Theme: Identity

Essential Question: How can self reflection affect one's sense of identity?

Anchor Text: excerpt from Like Water for Chocolate

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Bell Ringer

Look at the sentence below from today's anchor text.

She left her food untouched on her plate, or secretly fed it to Tequila, the father of Pulques, the ranch dog.

What do you notice about the structure? How are the pieces working together?

Write a sentence of your own that mimics the model sentence and contains an appositive phrase.

Mini-Lesson- How to Annotate

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Read excerpt from Like Water for Chocolate, annotating and discussing together as we model close reading.

Discuss

How is this narrator reflecting on her own life? Why do you think the author used the recipe idea to organize the text?

Quick Write: Quick Formative Assessment

2 columns for detail and commentary from last bit of independent practice

Closing Thoughts...

Why should we annotate difficult texts? What other classes should we annotate in?

Homework

• Read and annotate the second excerpt from Like Water for Chocolate.
• Make sure your "I Am..." poem is ready to type on your blog on Monday.
• AND.... Gmail Homework!!!!

1. Create your gmail account! Set up your username in the following format: msdfirstnamelastinitial@gmail.com



ex. msdlibbyh@gmail.com (If you were me!)







2. Email me at cafeharmon@gmail.com







3. Make sure you keep up with your password! You will share your password and username with me.

Don't forget to return your signed parent contact form and get supplies this week!